diff --git a/fs/pnode.c b/fs/pnode.c
index 49f6d7ff2139..1106137c747a 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.c
+++ b/fs/pnode.c
@@ -261,14 +261,13 @@ static int propagate_one(struct mount *m)
 	child = copy_tree(last_source, last_source->mnt.mnt_root, type);
 	if (IS_ERR(child))
 		return PTR_ERR(child);
+	read_seqlock_excl(&mount_lock);
 	mnt_set_mountpoint(m, mp, child);
+	if (m->mnt_master != dest_master)
+		SET_MNT_MARK(m->mnt_master);
+	read_sequnlock_excl(&mount_lock);
 	last_dest = m;
 	last_source = child;
-	if (m->mnt_master != dest_master) {
-		read_seqlock_excl(&mount_lock);
-		SET_MNT_MARK(m->mnt_master);
-		read_sequnlock_excl(&mount_lock);
-	}
 	hlist_add_head(&child->mnt_hash, list);
 	return count_mounts(m->mnt_ns, child);
 }